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SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- If you're experiencing fatigue, weight gain, chills or hair loss, your thyroid gland could be to blame. This regulator of body and mind can wreak problems on the whole body, which is why getting the right treatment is critical to feeling your best.Sleepy Hollow-based, Hudson Valley Surgical Group has conducted countless thyroid procedures and can create custom ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Hernias can cause discomfort in the abdomen, making daily life near impossible. Sleepy Hollow-based, Hudson Valley Surgical Group understands this problem and creates custom solutions to help each patient get back on their feet in no time. A hernia is a hole in the abdominal wall and occurs when an organ or a piece of tissue protrudes through the muscle. Anything ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- While October is best known for pumpkin picking and beautiful fall foliage, it's also synonymous with breast cancer awareness. The Breast Care team at Hudson Valley Surgical Group is thinking pink this month and offering all-inclusive treatment, in a safe, experienced environment. Breast care requires a multi-faceted treatment plan. To meet this need, the ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- When a surgery is needed, many people have trouble finding the right doctor for the job. Luckily, the team at Hudson Valley Surgical Group has been recognized as one of the best in American medicine. Both Robert Raniolo, founder of Hudson Valley Surgical Group, and his partner, Dr. Har Chi Lau, have been selected as two of Castle Connolly's Top Doctors™ in America ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- The colon, or large intestine, plays an important role in food digestion. The end of the digestive track, the organ is especially sensitive to a variety of diseases. However, the team at Hudson Valley Surgical Group make sure to treat the belly of the beast carefully and efficiently to get patients back on their feet in a heartbeat. Located in the abdomen, the ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- For many people undergoing surgery, the fear of missing work or being unable to recuperate after a procedure can scare or prevent them from going under the knife. However, thanks to an array of minimally invasive treatments offered by Hudson Valley Surgical Group, operations are resulting in shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery times and significantly less ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- For most people, the health of their gallbladder isn't a number one priority. However, this small organ has an important job of digesting fats in the body and plays a larger role in overall wellness than many people think.The gallbladder is a small pouch that sits just under the liver, and stores bile produced by the liver. Gallstones, a small, hard mass that ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- With an abundance of new technology, less invasive procedures and highly skilled surgeons, abdominal surgery has become safer and more practical for Americans over the last decade."Abdominal surgery is much different than it was years ago," said Dr. Har Chi Lau, of Hudson Valley Surgical Group, Minimally Invasive Center in Sleepy Hollow. "In the old ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- For such a small, seemingly unimportant organ, the appendix can certainly cause a lot of problems. According to Dr. Robert Raniolo, founder and senior partner at Hudson Valley Surgical Group in Sleepy Hollow, issues with this non-functioning organ are more common than most think."One the most common abdominal emergencies we see is appendicitis," said ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- For Dr. Robert Raniolo, founder and senior partner at Hudson Valley Surgical Group in Sleepy Hollow, medicine has always been about taking care of those in his community.Born and raised in Westchester County, Raniolo began his training at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx in the 1980s. He began practicing at a time when minimally invasive procedures were decades away ...